Thursday, October 13, 2016

Breakout Athletes: Preston Pearson, Freeport

1962: Honorable mention in football at halfback
1962-1963: First team all-conference in basketball
1962-1963: Conference leading scorer in basketball

1962-1963: Chicago Daily News All-State basketball player

1965-1967: Division 1 basketball player at Illinois
Illinois statistics
Year
G
Reb.
Points
Avg.
1965-1966
24
35
114
4.8
1966-1967
23
X
199
8.7
Totals
47
35
313
6.7
NFL statistics
Year
Team
G
Rush
Yards
TD
Rec.
Yards
TD
1967
Baltimore
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
1968
Baltimore
14
19
78
0
2
70
2
1969
Baltimore
14
24
81
0
4
64
0
1970
Pittsburgh
14
173
503
2
6
71
0
1971
Pittsburgh
14
131
605
0
20
246
2
1972
Pittsburgh
14
67
264
0
11
79
0
1973
Pittsburgh
14
132
554
2
11
173
2
1974
Pittsburgh
9
70
317
4
11
118
0
1975
Dallas
14
133
509
2
27
351
2
1976
Dallas
10
68
233
1
23
316
2
1977
Dallas
14
89
341
1
46
535
4
1978
Dallas
16
25
104
0
47
526
0
1979
Dallas
14
7
14
1
26
333
1
1980
Dallas
11
3
6
0
20
213
2
Totals
Totals
176
941
3,609
13
254
3,095
17
Super Bowl statistics
Year
Super Bowl
Highlights
1969
III
Two kickoff returns for 59 yards
1975
IX
One kickoff return for 15 yards
1976
X
Five rushes for 14 yards, five receptions for 53 yards
1978
XII
Three rushes for 11 yards, five receptions for 37 yards
1979
XIII
One rush for six yards, two receptions for 15 yards

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